ProAudio Review - November 2008 - (Page 56)

live review by Dave Rittenhouse Community VERIS Series Loudspeakers The latest installation speaker series from Community lives up to its name, derived from the word, “versatile” Throughout the years, I have heard just about every speaker design in every application possible. In the world of installations, the resources are limited with few options and even fewer good-sounding speakers. There is a lot of junk out there; you’ll regularly see it in small theaters and even large retail stores. The old adage of “no highs, no lows” is heard every time you have dinner underneath an overhead install system that is overdriven and not appropriate for the application, or even in your local small theater that went on the cheap due to America’s general lack of interest in the local arts. Let’s hope the world will change a little with the introduction of Community’s VERIS Series of varying-format installation speakers. Features VERIS stands for VERsatile Installation Systems, and with a range of sizes for all applications, this series is definitely versatile. All of the company’s smaller-sized cabinets (VERIS 6 through VERIS 28) can be ordered with an internal 70V/100V auto-former for use in large distributed systems, and the larger cabinets of the series (VERIS 12, 15, 32, and 35) offer varying horn dispersion patterns (60 X 40 or 90 X 60-degree options). The series goes from the smallest VERIS 6, 8, 26, and 28 to the larger VERIS 12, 15, 32, and 35 along with Community’s dual subwoofer cabinets, the VERIS 210S and 212S. The set of cabinets that Community delivered for this review are the VERIS 32s with the 90 x 40-degree horns. The VERIS 32 is a full-range, three-way trapezoid box. It is equipped with a single 12inch low driver, a 6.5-inch horn-loaded mid driver and a 1-inch horn-loaded highend compression driver. The frequency response is rated at 80 Hz to 13 kHz (±3.5 dB). The internal crossover is set at 800 Hz from low to mid and 3 kHz from mid to high with a recommended highpass filter set at 60 Hz. Power handling is rated at 200W RMS, 500W program with a Dave Rittenhouse is an engineer and salesman for MHA Audio in Hagerstown, Maryland. 56 ProAudioReview | November 2008 www.proaudioreview.com http://www.proaudioreview.com

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ProAudio Review - November 2008 Contents Technically Speaking First Look 2008 PAR Excellence Awards New Studio Products Studio Sense Review: Solid State Logic Matrix Review: Arsenal Audio by API R24, V14, and R20 Mini-Review Review, Second Opinion, and Benchtest Review: A-Designs HM2EQ HAMMER Review: Sontronics Sigma Phantom Powered Ribbon Microphone Analog In The Studio: Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used To Be New Live Products Worship Audio Review: Community VERIS Series Loudspeakers Installation Profile Single Slice

ProAudio Review - November 2008

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